![]() ![]() How you feel about this film hinges solely on whether you think this redemption is warranted. It’s odd that the real-life quartet never appears together in a single frame of “American Animals,” because this is clearly their redemption tour. As the plan gets more complicated, Chas and Eric become involved. But the superb Peters is so overwhelming a presence that Warren’s complete control in never in doubt. These two lifelong buddies are the main planners of the book heist, though in the real-life segments the two dispute who was the ringleader. Warren’s folks are going through a divorce Spencer is humiliated by having to do something homoerotic in order to pledge his fraternity. The actors adjust accordingly while the film builds a flimsy case for our sympathy. Layton allows them to tell their story, and when one person contradicts another, he rewinds the film a la Michael Haneke’s “ Funny Games” to make the corrections. The criminals in question are Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen and Eric Borsuk (played in the dramatic scenes respectively by Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson). ![]()
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